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UPDATE 2/8/12 @ 12:17 p.m.
UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The State Fire Marshal's Office in Ohio is investigating a fire that happened Tuesday night in Lawrence County.
The fire started just before 5:30 Tuesday evening in the 900-block of County Road 3 in Union Township.
According to the State Fire Marshal's Office, the fire started in the kitchen, but they have not been able to determine the cause of the fire.
A man who was in the home at the time of the fire was rescued by an off-duty EMS employee who was driving by the area. She helped pull the injured man from the home, with the assistance of a neighbor.
A short time later, fire crews arrived and took over.
The man is still in a Huntington hospital recovering from his injuries. A crew on the scene told WSAZ.com that the victim received severe burns in the fire.
The State Fire Marshal's Office is still trying to determine if there were smoke alarms in the home.
The home was destroyed by the fire.
The Proctorville Fire Department is assisting in the investigation.
The victim's name has not been released at this time.
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UPDATE 2/8/12 @ 12:08 a.m.
UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Stephanie Harris, an off-duty volunteer firefighter -- who's also a paramedic -- spotted a house fire in Lawrence County, Ohio. She just happened to be in the right place at the right time to help save a life.
Harris and her daughters were on their way to yoga, when they were suddenly sidetracked by the fire. "There's a man who ran into the yard," said Stephanie. "He shouted that there was a guy in the house."
Where panic might set in for most, Stephanie's a volunteer for the Chesapeake-Union Twp Volunteer Fire Department. Knowing her fellow crew members were still a few minutes away, Stephanie's firefighter instincts kicked in to save the man inside.
"I heard him very faintly at the last window. I pulled the screen out and there was a bunch of debris and furniture in the way, so I kicked it of the way. I asked him to hold up his hand. I grabbed it, and another gentleman helped me pull him through the window and up the yard, away from the flames."
Stephanie's also a paramedic in Lawrence and Cabell Counties. The adrenalin rush is just second nature. "At the time, I didn't have a chance to be scared. Now I realize all the things that could have happened. I just hope he's ok."
The victim's name has not been released at this time.
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The man is about 50-years-old.
The house was practically destroyed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Lawrence County 911 dispatchers say crews have just rescued the man from a burning home in the 900-block of County Road 3 in Union Township.
He is being taken to the hospital to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
No word on his condition.
Crews are working to put out the flames.
We have a crew headed to the scene.
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